public health
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Health
UGA Research Explores Link Between Structural Racism, Health Inequities
The University of Georgia School of Public Health launched the Family Matters Georgia study in partnership with the University of Minnesota in fall 2022, aiming to advance the understanding of structural racism and discrimination’s (SRD) effects on health equity. “We’re trying to look more at the why, not just the…
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Doing Journalism
The Lead: Jacqueline Howard on Covering a Pandemic
Are you tired of talking about COVID-19? I know I am. Yet in every conversation, it’s the one thing I can’t stop talking about, and for good reason. COVID-19 has changed almost every aspect of our lives, from how we can interact with our loved ones to the way we…
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Athens-Clarke County
Facts to Know on World AIDS Day
Athens, Ga.– Today is World AIDS Day. It is a day to raise awareness and support for those infected by HIV and AIDS. On this day every year, people are asked to wear red to show their support for those effected by these viruses. Beginning in 1988, World AIDS Day was…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Regional Trains for Disaster
Athens Regional will complete its training for mass casualty events, this afternoon in its medical services building. This training is being conducted by the National Disaster Life Support Foundation Advanced Disaster Life Support class. These classes are developed by four academic centers – one of them the University of Georgia. Exercise…
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Health
What Vaccines are Doing for Public Health
By Abby Jessen Vaccines are improving public health, and experts from the UGA College of Public Health and Athens Regional have teamed up to talk about it on Wednesday night. They will explain the reasons for and science behind vaccine use, address vaccination safety, and discuss the role vaccines have played in…
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Dawgtoberfest Informs UGA Students About Health
When you hear Dawgtoberfest, what do you think of? If you thought about beer, well, you were wrong. Reporter Brendon Mitcham found out what exactly Dawgtoberfest is all about.